RE: Can I just say, and I'm just being honest...
August 11, 2017 at 2:20 pm
(This post was last modified: August 11, 2017 at 2:20 pm by Kernel Sohcahtoa.)
(August 11, 2017 at 10:14 am)Fireball Wrote:(August 11, 2017 at 2:31 am)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote: CIJS,
My studies of math have been interesting, but it feels one-sided: I'm learning the material and enjoying its company; however, I'm not capable of contributing something original or wonderful to the field. Hence, during my studies, there have been plenty of times where I wish I had the talent to give back to the subject in a unique way, but I guess that sort of talent is reserved for a few special individuals; it is my hope that these individuals realize how unique they are and develop themselves accordingly.
I'd venture to say that you're going to have to absorb a lot more material before you can give much back. Maybe find a recreational mathematics site? FWIW, you're going to have to stand on the shoulders of giants, whose work stretches back for millenia. Case in point, in my junior level university electromagnetics course, one of the homework problems was a well known physicist's master's thesis (don't recall who, now- that homework was in '82). We (students) had trouble with it, needless to say. But the lecture and text provided material for us to use for the solution. Back then, these guys and gals had to figure it all out on their own. So don't feel badly.
Thanks for your response, Fireball. I think the excellent advice that was outlined in your post is well beyond me, but nevetheless, it sounds really interesting and fascinating; ultimately, I'm probably just going to stick to the humanities. It sounds like you had an awesome experience with math in general.